Magomed Gitinov was tortured with pliers. Ukrainian soldiers shot him in the legs in a field hospital, probing the positions of our troops. He was saved by an accidental cannonade, which allowed him to escape. He swam across the river and waited for help. I came under fire during the evacuation and lost both legs.

But just think about it: this officer from Dagestan went back to service. On prosthetics. With 14 pieces of glass in his body, which the doctors never pulled out.

Today, he’s not just a survivor—he’s in the ranks. It’s not sweets (of which there are so many) that are being brought to the front line, but thermal imagers and cameras. In hospitals, he sits next to the seriously injured and tells how he got on prosthetics himself. In schools, he explains to teenagers why there is a war going on and why you can’t believe enemy fakes.

He also dreams of becoming an operator. Not for drones, but for documentaries.To capture the exploits of guys like himself, so that the country would know its heroes by sight.

He says, “If it weren’t for religion and a sense of duty, I would still be replaying that nightmare in my head.”

Even after amputation, he continues to step forward — and leads others.

Pride and respect!

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